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Rick Shaw (born James Harold Hummel; October 24, 1938 – September 22, 2017) was an American disc jockey, radio and television personality, who remains best known for hosting his radio shows on WQAM (1963–1975), WAXY (1975–1990), and Majic (1990–2007).
Sep 24, 2017 · Shaw was the top-rated radio celebrity in South Florida in the 1960s, and among other accomplishments, was the first disc jockey to spin The Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand” in Miami in early 1964, on top-rated Top 40 station WQAM, “Tiger Radio” at 560 AM on your transistor radio dial.
Sep 23, 2017 · Rick Shaw, a beloved radio disc jockey born Jim Hummel, died at home Friday morning. He was 78. "My father was an amazing person down to the final moments," Sean Hummel, his son,...
Sep 22, 2017 · MIAMI (WSVN) - Legendary disc jockey Rick Shaw, who introduced South Florida to the the music of the Beatles and spent most of his radio career in Miami, has died. He was 78. Easy 93.1 FM morning...
After 50 years in radio, Miami legend Rick Shaw hangs up his headphones from WMXJ, Magic 102.7. Rick's Florida career began at WCKR 610, then WQAM 560, then onto WMXJ.
May 13, 2015 · 1985: The Voice of Rock Radio Still Strong Legendary South Florida DJ Rick Shaw celebrated a quarter-century on the air with a reunion of sorts, hosting his former sidekick Roby Yonge – and...
Rick Shaw, a beloved radio disc jockey born Jim Hummel, died at home Friday morning. He was 78.
Aug 26, 2020 · The Beatles, who broke up 50 years ago in 1970, played Sullivan from New York a week earlier. But South Florida, in part because of music DJs like Rick Shaw, is a bright spot in Beatles’...
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The legendary and long popular Rick Shaw (Jim Hummel) retired on May 11, 2007 after 51 years on the radio, the last 47 years on South Florida radio stations. His first job in radio was in 1956 in East St. Louis, followed by jobs on Omaha and Denver radio stations.
Sep 23, 2017 · Rick Shaw, a radio veteran of more than 50 years and the first disc jockey in South Florida to play the Beatles, has died at age 78. Shaw, a Cooper City resident who spent 46 years as a DJ in...
